Plant Type

Perennial, Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Red

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Mediterranean, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border

 

Special Uses

Mass Planting

 

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds

A striking biennial and one of the most striking wildflowers but very easy to grow. It tolerates poor soil, but needs full sun. The basal rosette is intricately fern-like and very compact. When blooming, an array of brilliant scarlet trumpets adorns a tall, flowering stalk of 3-6'. Reseeds freely, and must have dryish, well-drained soil. Hummer and butterfly attractor. Can reseed. Native in sandy rocky soils e. Texas thru SE USA.

Root hardy to -20f